By Mayarith
Radio Free Asia
Translated from Khmer by Socheata
Cambodian football fans smashed the windshield of the car transporting young Cambodian football players, accusing them of accepting bribe from a company which told the young players not to play the match against the Brunei team to their fullest.
During the 2007 ASEAN U-17 football championship, Cambodian players scored 2 goals against Brunei during the first half of the game, however, during the second half, the Cambodia team did not score anything.
Angry fans, as well as a group of other spectators who claimed to be witnesses, said that it was because the Cambodian players accepted bribes from an external betting company which prevented these players from scoring over Brunei by more than 2 goals. They said that was the reason why the score became to be. Several hundreds of angry fans attempted to beat up the Cambodian team, but the police was able to stop them on time.
Based on preliminary report, the anger caused the fans to smash two police vehicles, one car transporting the players, and one motorcycle.
During the 2007 ASEAN U-17 football championship, Cambodian players scored 2 goals against Brunei during the first half of the game, however, during the second half, the Cambodia team did not score anything.
Angry fans, as well as a group of other spectators who claimed to be witnesses, said that it was because the Cambodian players accepted bribes from an external betting company which prevented these players from scoring over Brunei by more than 2 goals. They said that was the reason why the score became to be. Several hundreds of angry fans attempted to beat up the Cambodian team, but the police was able to stop them on time.
Based on preliminary report, the anger caused the fans to smash two police vehicles, one car transporting the players, and one motorcycle.
